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Deputy Fire Chief Ken Gladding has been with the department for more than two decades. "I love being a fireman. Once it gets in your blood, you can't quit," Gladding said. Gladding, 42, is a Jamestown native and has only lived outside Jamestown for six years. "I guess I had to go to Florida to meet my wife, Fran. She was working at the First Union Bank in Jacksonville. More ... Lynn Kotler, left, and Lydia Hummel were thrilled to sit in this classic car at Sunday's Seaside Family Cruise car show at Fort Getty. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... Whenever I tell new people I meet that I live in Jamestown, they always make one of two assumptions about me. The first is that I must go to the beach "all the time" and the second is that I must sail. "Oh, isn't that great," they say, followed by "how close are you to the beach?" I reply honestly that I am less than half a mile away. "I can even walk there," I tell them. More ... Bridges Inc. will hold its second annual Golf Classic on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Green Valley Country Club in Portsmouth. The tournament is a scramble format that will begin at 11 a.m. It will include a raffle and silent auction as well as dinner and awards. All proceeds for this fund-raising event will be used by Bridges, Inc. More ... School is back in session and fall sports are underway as most teams are wrapping up pre-season practices and the final rosters have been announced. Below is an introduction to some of the high school head coaches. The remaining coaches will be featured in next week's Jamestown Press. More ... The final race of the Jamestown Yacht Club Summer Series was held on Aug. 26. Following are the results for the race: A Class: 1. The Cat Came Back, Swan 42, Linc Mossop; 2. Celeritas, Swan 42, Malcolm Gefter. B Class: 1. Unplugged, C28, Scott Murray; 2. Panacea, Beneteau 36.7, Stephen Clarke; 3. Runaway Bunny, J/105, Vaughn Gooding; 4. Manic, Shaw 6. More ... This was no ordinary summer for islander Sydney Ferguson. She was a member of a United States Under-19 lacrosse team that competed in the Prague Cup in the Czech Republic from July 9 to 12. The USA team won beating the Czech A Team 14-7 in the finals. More ... The Jamestown Lions Club contributions support these campers from Camp Mauchatea, a camp for blind and visually impaired children. Mauchatea means 'be my guide' in the Narragansett language. The camp has been in existence for eight years and guides Rhode Island's blind and visually impaired on the journey to adulthood. More ... Sarah Bay Williams manages hundreds of thousands of digital photographs for one of the largest, historic collections in the world. She now offers advice to the everyday photographer on how to keep personal photos easily organized, accessible, and safe. More ... Dan and Colette Clifford of Braintree, Mass. announce the engagement of their daughter Colleen Dinette Clifford to Christopher Post Hoagland, son of Peter and Susan Hoagland of Jamestown. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Tabor Academy, in Marion, Mass. and earned her bachelor's degree in from the University of Vermont in 2005. She is employed at New England Controls in Mansfield, Mass. as an account manager. The groom-to-be is a graduate of Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, and earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Wheaton College in 1999. He manages the Inventory and Logistics Department for Evans Capacitor Company in East Providence. The couple is planning a fall 2009 wedding. More ... David Urban, proprietor of the Secret Garden on Southwest Avenue, announced the winners of the 12th annual sunflower growing contest last Sunday. Winners in four divisions won ribbons for growing the tallest plants as well as the largest blooms. The grand prize winners were also given $10 Secret Garden gift certificates with their purple ribbons. More ... Michael and Mary Harder of Hailey, Idaho, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Heather Elizabeth to Nicholas Robert Brown. He is the son of Robert and Nancy Brown of Cody, Wyoming. Heather is the granddaughter of Edward F. and Barbara Morinho of Jamestown. More ... High on a ledge at the southeast end of Jamestown, a magnifi cent, but little known estate known as Wetherledge overlooks the entrance to the East Passage of Narragansett Bay. More ... September is supposed to be a time for winding down from a busy summer. This September seems to be busier than the summer itself. House tour weekend Our annual house tour fundraiser is a weekend affair this year. On Friday, Sept. 12, members of the society are invited to a preview party at Birdview, 28 Newport St., from 5 to 7 p.m. More ... Islanders Ben Roach and his dad Rob show off a 30-pound and a 60-pound halibut that they caught during a recent family vacation in Homer, Alaska. Robb reports that Homer is known as the halibut capital of the world. More ... Students sitting at the local lunch table have much to choose from these days, thanks to the Information Age. A little creativity and communication go a long way in getting children to enjoy nourishment at the midday meal break. More ... |
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2010 Summer Guide
Town of Jamestown Budget
